Reports suggest command centres will be set up in every local area of England to make rapid decisions
The NHS will establish 24/7 'war rooms' with hospitals facing their 'toughest every winter.' Command centres will be set up in every local area of England to make rapid decisions including diverting ambulances to hospitals where they have free beds.
They will also dispatch rapid response teams to help elderly people who have fallen at home but do not require being admitted to hospital. Frail pensioners have reported being left more than 24 hours after calling 999 in response to a fall and the new teams have been set up to save paramedics for the more seriously unwell, reports The Mirror.Local medical hubs will also be set up to treat people with respiratory infections including Covid, flu, pneumonia and acute bronchitis.
“The NHS is going further than it ever has before in anticipation of a busy winter. Every one of these initiatives will make a real impact on the ground – helping to relieve pressure on frontline staff as well as seeing patients quickly and directing them to where they can receive the best possible care.”